Ziggy Marley Hits Out Against the Privatization of Jamaica Lands and Beaches to Foreign Interests – Watch Interview

Ziggy Marley, who has had an illustrious career in the music industry thus far, joined Ka’Bu Ma’at Kheru, the host of the longstanding Afro-centric morning programme on Irie FM titled Running African, to voice his burning concerns.

The eight-time Grammy Award winner shared the disappointing experience he went through in Jamaica regarding securing a villa. The Fly Rasta singer shared a clip from his interview via Instagram he did last Sunday on the Running African forum with a long and heartfelt caption.

The singer expressed his uncontained frustration by stating in the interview, ”listen Bob go through it, a mean this come like same thing weh me go through, like nutting nuh really change, like the same thing weh Rasta did face discrimination, but now ano Rasta a Jamaican, yuh know wah me a seh so it really strange to me, seh inna this, weh we deh ago 2024 or whatever, seh dem kind a thing yah we a deal wid.”

Ziggy Marley seemed shocked and dumbfounded at how difficult it was to gain access to prominent villas in Jamaica being a Jamaican citizen. The reggae superstar said he was denied access to a villa just because he was a Jamaican, according to the experience shared by the singer. “Discrimination against Jamaica me caa get a place because, the only reason me caa get it is because I am Jamaican, wah that,” Ziggy explained to Ka’bu.